How are homes heated in Pleasant Ridge, MI?

Name: Heating fuel in Pleasant Ridge, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Pleasant Ridge, used by 92.7% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

6.0% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 92.7% (±3.8 points)
Electricity: 6.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Pleasant Ridge

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Pleasant Ridge	Oakland County	Michigan	United States
Utility gas	92.7% (±3.8 points)	85.9%	74.9%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±2.6 points)	0.2%	0.8%	3.9%
Electricity	6.0% (±3.5 points)	11.1%	12.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.8% (±0.9 points)	1.7%	8.7%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.6 points)	0.2%	2.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.5% (±0.9 points)	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.6 points)	0.4%	0.5%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Pleasant Ridge, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Oakland County (0.2%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (0.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Pleasant Ridge, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Oakland County (11.1%).

It is also lower than in Michigan (12.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Pleasant Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Ridge
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Pleasant Ridge	—	6.0% (±3.5 points)	—
Ferndale	1.1 mi	10.0% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Huntington Woods	1.4 mi	5.4% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Royal Oak Charter Township	1.8 mi	19.3% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Oak Park	2.0 mi	14.2% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Hazel Park	2.5 mi	10.8% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Royal Oak	2.6 mi	14.4% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Berkley	2.8 mi	9.2% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Heights	3.2 mi	13.5% (±2.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Royal Oak Charter Township, MI (19.3%), Oak Park, MI (14.2%), Hazel Park, MI (10.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Oakland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
24 (tie)	Waterford Charter Township	0.1% (±0.1 points)
24 (tie)	West Bloomfield Charter Township	0.1% (±0.1 points)
35 (tie)	Bloomfield Hills	0.0% (±1.8 points)
35 (tie)	Ferndale	0.0% (±0.3 points)
35 (tie)	Keego Harbor	0.0% (±2.1 points)
35 (tie)	Lake Angelus	0.0% (±21.7 points)
35 (tie)	Pleasant Ridge	0.0% (±2.6 points)
35 (tie)	Rochester	0.0% (±0.5 points)
35 (tie)	Royal Oak	0.0% (±0.1 points)
35 (tie)	South Lyon	0.0% (±0.6 points)
35 (tie)	Sylvan Lake	0.0% (±3.4 points)
35 (tie)	Troy	0.0% (±0.1 points)
35 (tie)	Walled Lake	0.0% (±0.9 points)

Showing 13 of 50 places in Oakland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pleasant Ridge

What is the most common way to heat a home in Pleasant Ridge?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Pleasant Ridge, used by 92.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Pleasant Ridge heat with oil?

0.0% (±2.6 points) of occupied homes in Pleasant Ridge use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Pleasant Ridge have electric heat?

6.0% (±3.5 points) of occupied homes in Pleasant Ridge heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pleasant Ridge city, Michigan

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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